Rob's been at the medicine cabinet again...

These were all shot on my black perspex sheet. Because of the angle that I took the first four, the surface looks light instead of dark - that's the reflection of the back-lit studio light softbox that was placed behind the objects. That also created the dramatic shadows, which I thought were quite good.

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I love them all Rob. They are just the sort of images that appeal to me - simple but strong. Cutlery #5 is probably my favourite. It has an intimacy to it - it's as if you've peeked in on a private moment. What a strange thing to say about forks but that's what it evokes in me. Maybe I'd better dip into your medicine cabinet too? But I guess that I'm already using some of the same stuff as you are.

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I'm liking them too, Rob. The distortions in #4 are wicked cool.

And I can view them all from a somewhat more educated perspective now that I am three chapters into the book Light: Science and Magic, which is quite wonderful. Thanks to those in this forum who put me on to it.

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Originally Posted by purplehaze

I'm liking them too, Rob. The distortions in #4 are wicked cool.

And I can view them all from a somewhat more educated perspective now that I am three chapters into the book Light: Science and Magic, which is quite wonderful. Thanks to those in this forum who put me on to it.

You're welcome! It's a very good book, indeed. Chapter one is all about light reflection and the angles of reflection, which was very relevant with these shots I did. Changing the angles slightly of lens/lights made a big difference.

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Originally Posted by Camellia

It has an intimacy to it - it's as if you've peeked in on a private moment. What a strange thing to say about forks but that's what it evokes in me.

Raylee's comment says it all. If you be able to make a (photographic) story out of only a couple of forks lying on the table, than you developed to a level in photography that is above getting the technical stuff and composition right.

I like #3 the best. It's so striking subtle and pronounced. I like how the light forms a graduate background form the right top to the left bottom part.

#4 also tells a good story. The lighting is great though I think it suffered a bit form the contrast enhancements (like on the right side of the right fork).